The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-20
TALKING ABOUT THE TARIFF.

ME- t1aLc0, Oh NJloSOufl, submitted q concur
rent resolution that when the two houses adj
journed on Monday, December 10, that they
stand adjourned until Thursday, January B.
Mr.. Reed, of Maine, inquired the reason for
the submission of this resolution
Mr.. Hatch replied that it was the usual reso-
luton brought III at the first session of con-
gress. The house had been in session since
the first Monday in December. 1t was well
known that nothing had been accomplished.
The house was waiting for the speaker to an
nounce the committees, and he (Hatch) was
satisfied, from his personal knowledge and
from what he had seen of the occupation of the
speakers time by members interested in com
mltteo assignments, that 1t was impossible
that committees could be announced until
after the holiday recess, as much in the inter-
est of public business as for the comfort and
convenience of the speaker.
Mr.. Reed said that the peculiar condition of
the business affairs of the country rendered the
action which had been taken, or rather nom
action, which had been suffered by the demo-
cratic side Of the house, mattor of legitimate
comment, both here and before the country.
Take it all in all, it was without precedent.
Many changes i'll the rules of the house had
been suggested, but had not been acted upon,
and yet it was proposed that the house adjourn
for the holidays and commence after recess
where it had been the custom to begin at the
opening Of the session. If there were no mat
tiers of public interest before the country, such
a course might awaken only passing comment,
but today congress was pressed upon by seri-
Gus public duty, which was the reduction of
the surplus, which was coming into the treas
ury in manner calculated, under the manage
ment of the treasury department, to be an en-
barrassment to the finances of the country.
All were agreed, at least on the repub-
lican side, that this surplus should
be reduced, and the republicans
stood ready now to make a reduction, to
which the other side was agreed, and that was
in reference to the tobacco tax. He hoped
that opportunity would be given them by the
powers that be, or were to be, to vote thereon,
and show to the country some proper DISPOSE
ton in this regard. If the gentlemen on the
other side found it somewhat difficult to ar
range themselves alongside of the recent mes
sage, which had been sent them, that the re-
publicans could well understand, and could
give them assurances of most profound SYM
pathy. Laughter The message was to
some democrats a summons from a very great
ways off, and it required that they should ira
verse very great distance before they could
get alongside of their pioneer brother at the
end of the avenue.
Mr.. Hatch said he had hoped that he could
yield the floor to the gentleman from Maine,
without that gentleman improving his oppor-
tunity to make political harangue. He did
not think that the gentleman had improved it
much because he had made the same old
speech. If the gentleman had not had oppor-
tunty, time and again, during the forty-ninth
congress to vote for the consideration of the
tariff bill, and had not always voted against it,
there might be some sincerity in his talk to-
day. Applause.l Time and again the dem
ocratic side of the house had rendered to the
other side an opportunity to reduce taxation
and the surplus in the treasury, but the gen.
tloman from Maine, by his voice and his vote,
had always Stood as leader of his party, to re-
sist it. The democratic side would give the
gentleman an early opportunity to ventilate
his views on the tariff question, and vote for a
reduction of the tariff, If he wished to.
Mr.. Reed-Why not now?
Mr.. Hatch.-The gentleman knows why not
now, and the gentleman knows that that is
claptrap.
MIR. Cox, Of New York commented on what
he termed the sudden conversion of the gentle
man from Maine. He did not think that there
had been such sudden conversion since the
time of Saul of Tarsus Laughter. He did not
know why the gentleman should urge upon the
speaker the immature making up of commit
tees. The house was without rules, and it had
no committee framed for the consideration of
the reduction of the tobacco tax. Ina matter
of so much consequence, the house should
give to the speaker tho same opportunity which
had been accorded other speakers. 1t was
known that the treasury had a plethora which
paralyZed the channels of trade and hurt the
farmer and artisan, and that there must be
some relief; and it came with little grace from
the gentleman from Maine to make this sin
lister and ironical and sarcastic objection to the
message of the president lie could recall the
time when the most eminent men on the other
side of the house had insisted upon a reduction
of the tariff to prevent the accumulation of a
surplus. Among the rest had been the gallant
man from Maine with the white plume.
Among them had been Frye and Hale, insist
ing ON a reduction of the tax on salt and other
articles, except lumber.
Mr.. Cox said there were members of con-
gress from republican states, like Minnesota,
demanding reduction of taxes, but this could
not be done by picking out one article. 1t
must be generate must be stable and perma-
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considered, all parties would unite and act for
the best interests of the whole people, and not
for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of one man, or one set
of men, or one party Applause
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, offered as a substitute
for Mr.. Hatchs resolution, a resolution de-
claring that when the two houses adjourn on
Thursday, December 22nd they stand adj
iourned until Wednesday, January 4th.
Secretary Lamar, today issued an order di-
recting that all lands heretofore withdrawn
and held for indemnity purposes under grants
to the following named railroad companies be
restored to the public domain and offered to
settlement and entry under the general laws,
after giving the usual notice: The South and
North Alabama; Selma, Rome and Dalton !;
and Alabama and Florida, in Alabama. The
Florida, Atlantic and Gulf Central; Pensacola
and Georgia, and Florida and Alabama in
Florida, and several northwestern roads.
An important fact was ascertained tonight.
Messrs. Carlisle and Randall have held long
Mr.. Randall has decided to take more con-
ciliatory step, which is to cooperate to some
extent with the speaker and his following.
This is authoritative, for it comes directly from
the speaker through prominent southern
senator.
1t is said, too, that North Carolina men,
Der will introduce bill to repeal the tobacco
tax, and that the party has decided to agree
to decided reduction, if not an abolition.
was told tonight that the Georgia delegation
would support his bill, provided a S50,000,000
or S60O00,000 reduction was made in the tariff.
The republicans are credited with the inten-
ton of introducing such a measure in regard to
tobacco to complicate the democratic situation,
but the bill OF the North Carolinian will check
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